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www.dorma-gulf.com/ www.dorma.com CERTIFICATE IBU – Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V. Rheinufer 108 53639 Königswinter [email protected] www.bau-umwelt.com ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Prof. Dr. Ing. Horst Bossenmayer (Präsident) Hans Peters (Geschäftsführer) The Institute Construction and Environment (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) and its members are committed towards sustainable building. Joint projects focus on analysing the ecological performance of building products across their entire life cycle and on the basis of scientific principles. Transparent disclosure of all information including a full life cycle assessment (LCA) is performed on the basis of internationally agreed standards such as ISO 14025, ISO 21930 and EN 15804. Thanks to their responsible commitment, our members stand for maxi- mum quality demands as regards future-oriented, sustainable building. Our member DORMA GmbH + Co. KG is a certified partner for sustainable building. Königswinter, 01 December 2010 T here are many environmental rating sytems for assessing the environmental performance of the built environment: some of them are LEED from USA, BREEAM from UK, DGNB from Germany, CASBEE from Japan, GREEN STAR from Australia. These certification systems have made a big difference in the building industry, but there is still further progress the industry can make. While following one of the above assessment systems we have to rely on the sustainability product information provided by the manufacturers. DORMA believes that there is an important need for an agreed system for products to be tested by a third party as there is a common misunderstanding in the industry that LEED/ BREEAM, or similar, certified products exist. They don’t, the ratings are purely for buildings and neighbourhoods. That is why the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) offers constructors a clear environmental rating for individual products and DORMA has made great progress in obtaining EPDs for its products. Category Product Series Reference number Door Closer DORMA TS 93 EPD-DOR-2011111-D Automatic Swing Door Operators DORMA ED 100 and ED 250 EPD-DOR-2012211-E Automatic Door Assembly DORMA ST FLEX Standard and Green EPD-DOR-2012221-E EPD-DOR-2012231-E Door Lever Handles DORMA Premium and Plus series door handles EPD-DOR-2012421-E EPD-DOR-2012411-E Operable Partitions DORMA MOVEO Partition Systems. EPD-DHR-2012311-E Operable Partitions DORMA VARIFLEX Partitions Systems EPD-DHR-2012211-E Operable Partitions DORMA VARITRANS Glass partitions EPD-DHR-2012111-E Door Hardware Door Closers TS97 and ITS 96. EPD-FVS-2011511-E Door Hardware DORMA 100 series and SVP locks EPD-FVS-2011111-E Below are the EPD approved DORMA products Door closer DORMA TS 93 Series Automatic swing door operators DORMA ED 100 and ED 250 series. Automatic sliding door systems, DORMA ST Flex series. Lever Handles, DORMA Premium and Plus series door handles. Movable partitions DORMA MOVEO, Variflex and Varitrans series. EPD Certificates received by DORMA. An industry leader, the TS 93 features attractive design and incorporates a coordination system for double doors, smoke detection and electromagnetic hold-open system. It has obtained EPD from the Institute of Construction and the Environment. DORMA’s door closers ensure rooms do not let contamination escape (smoking rooms, printing and photocopying machine rooms) and ensure insulation against heat or cold. The advantage of using DORMA products in green buildings is not just based on its EPDs. The holistic range of DORMA products support the building certifications by its applications as well. For example: The MOVEO glass operable partition system provides flexibility of office spaces as well as brings day lighting deep into the building. DORMA’s revolving doors ensure effective separation between the internal and external climate keeping the energy losses at its minimum, thus cutting the cost of both cooling and heating. . DORMA’s ANSI Architectural Hardware product line goes a step further where ecological responsibility extends over the entire lifecycle of the product, including its recycling – in keeping with the tenets of the “Product End of Useful Life Recycle Programme“. DORMA products are used in almost every green building around the world such as Infrax West, Torhout, Belgium, Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, USA and European Investment Bank, Luxembourg to name a few. BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association) has developed ANSI specifications for architectural hardware and related other products. They are in the process of developing a North American version of the current European-focused Product Category Rules (PCRs) for locks, fittings and automatic doors which will be the base for EPDs for North America. DORMA has the honour of being involved in the initiative. EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a worldwide accepted standardised way of quantifying the environmental impact of a product or system based on the holistic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Declarations include information on the environmental impact of raw material acquisition, energy use and efficiency, content of materials and chemical substances, emissions to air, soil and water and waste generation. Product and company information is also included and the item is rated by internationally recognised standards: ISO 14025, 14040, 14044, 21930 and BS EN 15804. The EPDs of the products can be simply used for the calculation of the sustainability of buildings, allowing contractors and architects to suit whichever international standard they seek. DORMA mission statement is “DORMA is the trusted global partner for premium access solutions & services enabling better buildings”. DORMA is a member of various international organisations and an active partner in research projects being run by the Fraunhofer-Institut (FutureLab) and the University of Lucerne (iHomeLab). DORMA is the first company in the industry playing an active role in processing EPD certifications for its innovative product range. A LOOK AT DORMA’s EPD APPROVED RANGE
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C E R T I F I C A T E
IBU – Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.
Rheinufer 108 53639 Königswinter
____________________________________ ____________________________________
Prof. Dr. Ing. Horst Bossenmayer (Präsident) Hans Peters (Geschäftsführer)
The Institute Construction and Environment (Institut Bauen und Umwelt e.V.) and its members are committed towards sustainable building. Joint projects focus on analysing the ecological performance of building products across their entire life cycle and on the basis of scientifi c principles. Transparent disclosure of all information including a full life cycle assessment (LCA) is performed on the basis of internationally agreed standards such as ISO 14025, ISO 21930 and EN 15804.
Thanks to their responsible commitment, our members stand for maxi-mum quality demands as regards future-oriented, sustainable building.
Our member DORMA GmbH + Co. KG
is a certifi ed partner for sustainable building.
Königswinter, 01 December 2010
T here are many environmental rating sytems for assessing the environmental performance of the
built environment: some of them are LEED from USA, BREEAM from UK, DGNB from Germany, CASBEE from Japan, GREEN STAR from Australia.These certification systems have made a big difference in
the building industry, but there is still further progress the industry can make. While following one of the above assessment systems we have to rely on the sustainability product information provided by the manufacturers. DORMA believes that there is an important need for an agreed system for products to be tested by a third party as there is a common misunderstanding
in the industry that LEED/BREEAM, or similar, certified products exist. They don’t, the ratings are purely for buildings and neighbourhoods. That is why the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) offers constructors a clear environmental rating for individual products and DORMA has made great progress in obtaining EPDs for its products.
Category
Product Series Reference number
Door Closer DORMA TS 93
EPD-DOR-2011111-D
Automatic Swing Door Operators
DORMA ED 100 and ED 250
EPD-DOR-2012211-E
Automatic Door Assembly
DORMA ST FLEX Standard and Green EPD-DOR-2012221-E EPD-DOR-2012231-E
Door Lever Handles DORMA Premium and Plus series door handles
EPD-DOR-2012421-E EPD-DOR-2012411-E
Operable Partitions DORMA MOVEO Partition Systems. EPD-DHR-2012311-E
Operable Partitions DORMA VARIFLEX Partitions Systems EPD-DHR-2012211-E
Operable Partitions DORMA VARITRANS Glass partitions
EPD-DHR-2012111-E
Door Hardware Door Closers TS97 and ITS 96. EPD-FVS-2011511-E
Door Hardware DORMA 100 series and SVP locks EPD-FVS-2011111-E
Below are the EPD approved DORMA products
Door closer DORMA TS 93 Series
Automatic swing door operators DORMA ED 100 and ED 250 series.
Automatic sliding door systems, DORMA ST Flex series.
Lever Handles, DORMA Premium and Plus series door handles.
Movable partitions DORMA MOVEO, Variflex and Varitrans series.
EPD Certificates received by DORMA.
An industry leader, the TS 93 features attractive design and incorporates a coordination system for double doors, smoke detection and electromagnetic hold-open system.
It has obtained EPD from the Institute of Construction and the Environment.
DORMA’s door closers ensure rooms do not let contamination escape (smoking rooms, printing and photocopying machine rooms) and ensure insulation against heat or cold.
The advantage of using DORMA products in green buildings is not just based on its EPDs. The holistic range of DORMA products support the building certifications by its applications as well. For example:
The MOVEO glass operable partition system provides flexibility of office spaces as well as brings day lighting deep into the building.
DORMA’s revolving doors ensure effective separation between the internal and external climate keeping the energy losses at its minimum, thus cutting the cost of both cooling and heating. . DORMA’s ANSI Architectural Hardware product line goes a step further where ecological responsibility extends over the entire lifecycle of the product, including its recycling – in keeping with the tenets of the “Product End of Useful Life Recycle Programme“.
DORMA products are used in almost every green building around the world such as Infrax West, Torhout, Belgium, Aldo Leopold Legacy Center, Baraboo, USA and European Investment Bank, Luxembourg to name a few.
BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association) has developed ANSI specifications for architectural hardware and related other products. They are in the process of developing a North American version of the current European-focused Product Category Rules (PCRs) for locks, fittings and automatic doors which will be the base for EPDs for North America.DORMA has the honour of being involved in the initiative.
EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) is a worldwide accepted standardised way of quantifying the environmental impact of a product or system based on the holistic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Declarations include information on the environmental impact of raw material acquisition, energy use and efficiency, content of materials and chemical substances, emissions to air, soil and water and waste generation. Product and company information is also included and the item is rated by internationally recognised standards: ISO 14025, 14040, 14044, 21930 and BS EN 15804.
The EPDs of the products can be simply used for the calculation of the sustainability of buildings, allowing contractors and architects to suit whichever international standard they seek.
DORMA mission statement is“DORMA is the trusted global partner for premium access solutions & services enabling better buildings”.
DORMA is a member of various international organisations and an active partner in research projects being run by the Fraunhofer-Institut (FutureLab) and the University of Lucerne (iHomeLab).
DORMA is the first company in the industry playing an active role in processing EPD certifications for its innovative product range.
A LOOK AT DORMA’s EPD APPROVED RANGE
